I don't see anything wrong with being proud of where you come from and/or live. I feel very lucky to have been born in this great country. While I look up to and admire the culture of other countries, I can't ever see myself moving out of the United States.

I say this without putting much regard into the current situation (Iraq / Bush / etc). Both of which are things I actually am not proud of. But all things come to an end so I have just waited patiently for the next successor to take the current President's place and (hopefully) make things better.

Anyway! It's fine to be proud of where you're from, even if you have qualities of your own to admire. As long as people don't take it too far to where it borders on fascism (no more "racial cleansing" episodes all right? We don't want another Holocaust on our hands) then everything is fine. Everything in moderation.

(Though I do find it irritating when I see "flip/latino/gangsta/etc pride" graffiti'd to my desk at school)

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